The Impact of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Lecturing - Tabular View

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	September 3, 2008
Last Updated Date	September 3, 2008
Start Date ^ICMJE	February 2006
Primary Completion Date	July 2007 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Change History	No Changes Posted
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Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	The Impact of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Lecturing
Official Title ^ICMJE	The Impact of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Lecturing on the Behavior and Attitudes of Iranian Nursing Students: a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)
Brief Summary	The present study aimed to compare the effect of education through problem-based learning (PBL) or lectures on behavior, attitude and learning of nursing students.
Detailed Description	A total of 40 second-year nursing students participated: 20 students in the PBL group and 20 students in the traditional lecture (control) group. The students underwent a one-semester course using the two methods of education
Study Phase
Study Type ^ICMJE	Interventional
Study Design ^ICMJE	Health Services Research
Condition ^ICMJE	Learning
Intervention ^ICMJE	Behavioral: PBL
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
Publications *	Dehkordi AH, Heydarnejad MS. The impact of problem-based learning and lecturing on the behavior and attitudes of Iranian nursing students. A randomised controlled trial. Dan Med Bull. 2008 Nov;55(4):224-6.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE
Completion Date	January 2008
Primary Completion Date	July 2007 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria: Students must not have been exposed to PBL Exclusion Criteria: Biased and specific students
Gender	Both
Ages	19 Years to 23 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	Yes
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Location Countries ^ICMJE

Administrative Information
NCT ID ^ICMJE	NCT00747188
Responsible Party	Dr Heydarnejad, Assistant Professor
Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	SAEED1
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	University of Tasmania
Collaborators ^ICMJE
Investigators ^ICMJE
Information Provided By	University of Tasmania
Verification Date	September 2008
^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP